Monday ﻿is the last day to register to vote in the special June 4 election for District 2 Santa Clara County supervisor.

Six candidates and a write-in candidate are vying for the position that was vacated March 1 by former Supervisor George Shirakawa Jr., who has pleaded guilty to misusing taxpayer and campaign donor money. He is scheduled to be sentenced June 7.

Only voters who live in District 2 are eligible to vote. The Registrar of Voters office has mailed out more than 77,000 ballots to registered voters in the district. Of the ballots issued, 7,599 — or just under 10 percent — have already been returned. Voters still holding on to their mail ballots are encouraged to complete them and return them as soon as possible.

With early voting underway, voters can also cast ballots at the registrar’s office from Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Weekend voting will be available on Saturday, June 1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Meanwhile, District 2 residents can still register to vote using the California Online Voter Registration system at http://registertovote.ca.gov as long as the electronic form is completed and submitted by Monday, May 20, before midnight. Mailed registration forms postmarked by May 20th will be accepted. Voters can also deliver their registration forms to the registrar’s office at 1555 Berger Drive, Building 2, in San Jose or drop them off at the white 24-hour drop box located in the parking lot.

Voters need to re-register only when they move, change their name, or would like to change their political party affiliation. They can check their voter registration status online at www.sccvote.org or by calling toll-free 1-866-430-VOTE (8683).

Voter registration forms are available at: post offices, public libraries, fire stations, city halls, most local government offices and at the registrar’s office. Voters must sign the mail ballot return envelope for their votes to be counted. Signatures are used to verify the voter’s identity and protect against voting fraud.

Ballots can be returned in a variety of ways. All voted ballots must be received by the registrar no later than 8 p.m. on Election Day, June 4th (postmarks are not accepted).

Voters mailing in their ballots in a blue return envelope will need to apply 46 cents postage. Voters in a mail ballot precinct, who mail their ballots in a green return envelope, do not need to pay postage.

Ballots can also be delivered to the registrar’s office during early and weekend voting, or dropped off at the 24-hour white drop box located in the registrar’s office parking lot.

For more information, call toll-free: 866-430-VOTE (8683); 408-282-3095 for Spanish; for Vietnamese, 408-282-3097; TTY, 408-288-9820; for Chinese, 408-282-3086; and for Tagalog, 408-282-3089. Go online to www.sccvote.org.

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